Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-11
E0RT WORTHASD s0UfRWESTEEX.
What the People Along The Route are
willing to Do.

willing to Do.
FORT WORTH, Ten, Jan. 10, 1887.
To the Editor of the Gazette.
l was pleased to note in your issue OF
yesterday the announcement Of quiet
move by great railway corporation to
construct and equip at perhaps no distant
day road from this city into the pineries
OF Southeast Texas. l have earnestly en-
deavored, by fall and frequent communi-
cations to THE GAZETTE, to point out
the gigantic Importance 10 this city OF
such an enterprise, and have spoken with
a fair personal knowledge of the country,
and from data furnished me by reliable
gentlemen whose acquaintance extends
further than my own into and through
the section of country which the road
would necessarily extend. The more in
quiry is made into the Importance of
such an undertaking, the more convinced
l become of the great importance to Fort
Worth of such road, and the only sur
prise have to express is that action in
this direction has not early been seized
upon by sagscious capitalists of the coun-
try. In my former contribution 10 THE
GAZETTE have even gone so far as to sug
gest route, which it is believed is the
cheapest and most practical to tap the
best pine belts and in the greatest guam
titles. | have received g vOluminOuS cor
respondence by friends and acquaintance
along the proposed routes whose judg-
ments l would gladly give your readers,
but your valuable space Will not permit
CT this. | beg. however, that you VIII
give publicity tG letter received by me
from leadit g merchant Of the city OF
Crockett in Houston county, Capt. John
II. Wooters, under dste Of December II,
1886, as we'll as note Or two from MIR.
Charles Stokes, formerly the county sur
yeyer OF said county, and at
present its Intelligent and worthy assessor.
Cap. Wooters says: "YOur favor o.
the sth inst, was duly received. Stokes
was absent and | did not get 10 see him
until Saturday. We worked up meet
ing last night, ct which was the editor of
the paper, and l believe if we can keep
the matter before the people, we can
get consideration OF route by Crockett,
and l am satisfied when once under
stood, it will be adopted. Mr.. Stokes
has been busy to-day max
ing notes for you, snd
sketch of the routes, which | guess he
will get off to you tonight. To get
fair sample of the coal we would be COM
PEELED to sink shaft, but it is evidently
extensive, as it crops out for several
miles along the river at sll of the sh How
places at low water. The crossing at
'Linwood," which is four miles below
| the Anderson county line, is an item OF
| itself, as it is well known to those
familiar with the Trinity River bottom to
be the best crossing for fifty miles either
| up or down. The bottom on the west
side is very narrow with high ridge run
nlng close to the bank and bluff up to
the bank On the east side. You are right
about the Palestine route. 1t is TOO far
from tie pines. Then if you go to Trinity
| station you have to construct at least
thirty miles further before the pines are
reached, and when there, is found q
country covered with extensive saw mills
for the last ten years; when by our route
is opened up the finest bodies of timber
| in Leon and Houston counties in the
world. And before reaching Crockett the
Eroute extends through excellent pine, and
over the coal b. d heretofore alluded to.
When within ten miles of Crockett appears
| the rich, fine forests, unbroken and uncut
| for several hundred miles, which would
| be q direct line to the heart of the best
timber in Texas. A few days before |
received your letter was speaking of the
road in the presence of several gentle
men when one of them said he would
give 5000 and ten acres OF land within
600 yards of the courthouse for depot
Esrouuds. Another said he would give
1000 acres of land in this county, and
8 third said he would make an
even divide of his vast acres. It
is the general opinion that we could